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MPS JUDGMENT CPC 16 of 2013.Pdf THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF UGANDA AT KAMPALA CONSOLIDATED PETITIONS 5 1. CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO. 16 OF 2013 1. HON.LT(RTD) SALEH M.W.KAMBA 2. MS AGASHA MARY ....................... PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 10 2. HON.THEODORE SSEKIKUBO 3. HON.WILFRED NIWAGABA .... RESPONDENTS 4. HON.MOHAMMED NSEREKO 5. HON.BARNABAS TINKASIMIRE 15 AND CONSTITUTIONAL APPLICATION NO.14 OF 2013 ARISING FROM CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO. 16 OF 2013 2. CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO.21 OF 2013 NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT....PETITIONER 20 VERSUS 1. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 2. HON.THEODORE SSEKIKUBO.... RESPONDENTS 3. HON.WILFRED NIWAGABA 4. HON.MOHAMMED NSEREKO 25 5. HON.BARNABAS TINKASIMIRE AND CONSTITUTIONAL APPLICATION NO.25 OF 2013 ARISING FROM CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO. 21 OF 2013 3. CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO.19 OF 2013 1 JOSEPH KWESIGA...................................PETITIONER VERSUS ATTORNEY GENERAL..............................RESPONDENT 5 4. CONSTITUTIONAL PETITION NO.25 OF 2013 HON.ABDU KATUNTU..............................PETITIONER (SHADOW ATTORNEY GENERAL) 10 VERSUS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.....................RESPONDENT 15 CORAM: HON.MR. JUSTICE S.B.K KAVUMA AG. DCJ/PCC, HON. MR. JUSTICE A.S. NSHIMYE JA/JCC, HON. MR. JUSTICE REMMY KASULE JA/JCC, HON. LADY JUSTICE FAITH MWONDHA JA/JCC, HON. MR. JUSTICE RICHARD BUTEERA JA/JCC, 20 JUDGMENT OF: HON. MR. JUSTICE S.B.K KAVUMA AG. DCJ/PCC HON. MR. JUSTICE A.S. NSHIMYE JA/JCC, 25 HON. MR. JUSTICE RICHARD BUTEERA JA/JCC, Introduction Constitutional petition Nos 16,19,21 and 25 of 2013 were 30 filed into this court separately and later consolidated. Nearly at the same time, the Constitutional Application Nos.16, 14 and 23 of 2013, arising from Constitutional 2 Petitions Nos. 16 and 21 were also filed separately. The Court decided to consolidate the said Petitions and Constitutional Applications and hear them together. 5 Facts and background The facts from which the consolidated Constitutional Petitions and Applications arise are as follows: The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respondents in Constitutional Petition Nos.16 and 21 of 2013 are the elected Members of 10 Parliament (MPs), representing Lwemiyaga County in Sembabule District, Ndorwa East, Kabale District, Kampala Central, Kampala District,(Now Kampala Capital City Authority), and Buyaga East, Kibale District Constituencies respectively. They all once belonged to the National 15 Resistance Movement (NRM) Party. On 14th April 2013, the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the NRM expelled the four from the party on grounds that they had acted/behaved in a manner that contravened various provisions of the party constitution. The 20 respondents challenged their expulsion in the High Court and the matter is still pending. 3 Following the expulsion of the said four MPs from the NRM party, the Secretary General of the Party wrote to the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament informing her of the party‟s decision and requesting her to direct the Clerk to 5 Parliament to declare the seats of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respondents in Parliament vacant to enable the Electoral Commission conduct by-elections in their constituencies. On the 2nd of May 2013, the Rt. Hon. Speaker in her ruling in Parliament declined to declare the seats vacant and 10 upon that refusal, Hon. Lt. (Rtd) Saleh Kamba and Ms.Agasha Marym filed Constitutional Petition No.16 of 2013 in this Court challenging the constitutionality of the Speaker‟s decision. Similarly Mr. Joseph Kwesiga filed Constitutional Petition 15 No. 19 of 2013 challenging the same decision. This was followed by Constitutional Petition No. 21 of 2013 which was filed by the National Resistance Movement party also challenging the same decision. On 8th May 2013, the Attorney General wrote to the Rt. 20 Hon. Speaker of Parliament advising her to reverse her decision on the grounds that it was unconstitutional. Constitutional Petition No.25 of 2013 filed by the Shadow 4 Attorney General, Hon. A. Katuntu challenges the Attorney General‟s advice to the Speaker. The Attorney General filed a reply, in addition to which he filed a cross Petition to Constitutional Petition No. 25 of 5 2013. The scheduling conference conducted inter parties, left a disputed fact as to whether the Speaker allocated the expelled MPs special seats in Parliament. At the said scheduling conference, counsel for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th 10 respondents also raised a preliminary objection as to whether Constitutional Petition Nos 16 and 21 disclosed a cause of action. At the scheduling conference, 13 issues were framed and at the commencement of the hearing of the consolidated 15 Constitutional Petitions issue No.7 was framed by court bringing the total number of issues to 14 substantially listed as below:- 1. Whether the expulsion from a political party is a ground for a Member of Parliament to lose his / her 20 seat in Parliament under Article 83(i)(g) of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda. 5 2. Whether the act of the Rt.Hon. Speaker in the ruling made on the 2nd of May 2013 to the effect that the 4 MPs who were expelled from the National Resistance Movement (NRM), the party for 5 which they stood as candidates for election to Parliament should retain their respective seats in Parliament is inconsistent with or in contravention of the named constitutional provisions. 3. Whether the Rt.Hon.Speaker of Parliament in her 10 communication created a peculiar category of Members of Parliament, peculiar to the Constitution. 4. Whether the continued stay in Parliament of the four MPs after their expulsion from the NRM Party 15 on whose ticket they were elected is contrary to and/or inconsistent with Articles 1(1) (2)(4), 2(1), 21(1)(2), 29(1)(e), 38(1), 43(1), 45, 69(1), 71, 72(1), 72(2), 72(4), 78(1), 79(1)(3) and 255(3) of the Constitution. 20 5. Whether the said expelled MPs who left and/or ceased being members of the Petitioner vacated their respective seats in Parliament and are no 6 longer Members of Parliament as contemplated by the Constitution. 6. Whether the said expelled MPs vacated their respective seats in Parliament and are no longer 5 Members of Parliament as contemplated by the Constitution. 7. Whether the Court should grant a Temporary injunction stopping the said four members of Parliament from sitting in Parliament pending the 10 determination of the consolidated constitutional petitions. 8. Whether the Rt.Hon. Speaker had jurisdiction to make a ruling on such a matter and whether her action is inconsistent with or in contravention of 15 the Constitution. 9. Whether the act of the Attorney General of advising that the only persons who can sit in Parliament under a multiparty political system are members of political parties and representatives of 20 the army is inconsistent with and in contravention of Article 78 of the Constitution. 10. Whether the act of the Attorney General of advising that after their expulsion from the NRM 7 Party, Hon. Theodore Ssekikubo, Hon. Wilfred Niwagaba, Hon. Mohammed Nsereko and Hon. Barnabas Tinkasimire are no longer Members of Parliament, is inconsistent with and in 5 contravention of Article 83(1) (g) of the Constitution. 11. Whether the act of the Attorney General of advising the Speaker of Parliament to declare the seats of Hon. Theodore Ssekikubo, Hon. Wilfred 10 Niwagaba, Hon. Mohammed Nsereko and Hon. Barnabas Tinkasimire in Parliament, are now vacant because of their expulsion from the NRM Party is inconsistent with and or in contravention of Article 86(1) (a) of the Constitution. 15 12. Whether the act of the Attorney General of advising the Speaker of Parliament to reverse her ruling on whether the seats of Hon. Theodore Ssekikubo, Hon. Wilfred Niwagaba, Hon. Mohammed Nsereko and Hon. Barnabas 20 Tinkasimire is inconsistent with and or in contravention of Article 119 of the Constitution. 13. Whether the act of the Attorney General of advising the Speaker of Parliament to reverse her 8 ruling on whether the seats of Hon. Theodore Ssekikubo, Hon. Wilfred Niwagaba, Hon. Mohammed Nsereko and Hon. Barnabas Tinkasimire are vacant when the said ruling is the 5 subject of court‟s interpretation in Constitutional Petition No.16 of 2013, where the Attorney General is the 1st respondent, is inconsistent with and in contravention of Article 137 of the Constitution. 14. What remedies are available to the parties? 10 Representation Petitioners/Applicants At the hearing of the consolidated Constitutional Petitions and the applications, Counsel John Mary Mugisha (lead 15 Counsel), Joseph Matsiko, Chris John Bakiza Sam Mayanja and Severino Twinobusingye represented the Petitioners in Constitutional Petition Nos 16 and 21 of 2013 and in application No.14 and 23 of 2013. Counsel Elison Karuhanga represented the petitioner in 20 Constitutional Petition No. 19 of 2013. 9 Counsel Peter Mukidi Walubiri represented the Petitioner in Constitutional Petition No. 25 of 2013. Attorney General 5 The first respondent in all the above consolidated Petitions and the cross Petitioner in Constitutional Petition No. 25/2013 was represented by Mr. Cheborion Barishaki, the Director of Civil litigation at the Attorney General‟s Chambers, Ms Patricia Mutesi, Principal State Attorney, 10 Mr. Richard Adrole, Ms Moureen Ijang, and Ms Imelda Adongo all State Attorneys at the same chambers. Counsel for the respondents in Constitutional Petition No.16 and Constitutional applications Nos. 14 and 23 of 2013. 15 The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respondents in Constitutional Petition Nos 16 and 21 and Constitutional Application Nos. 14 and 23 of 2013 were represented by Counsel Prof.G.W.Kanyeihamba (lead Counsel), Prof. Fred Sempebwa, Ben Wacha, Wandera Ogalo, Emmanuel Orono, 20 Medard Sseggona, Kyazze Joseph, Galisonga Julius, and Caleb Alaka. 10 Principles of Constitutional interpretation We find it appropriate at this juncture to restate some of the time tested principles of constitutional interpretation we consider relevant to the determination of Constitutional 5 Petitions and Applications before court.
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